Bowkes Talking Bouts (w/ Dylan Bowker): Episode 31 - Tyree Fortune

Tyree Fortune takes on Grant Neal at Bellator 259. This light
heavyweight bout takes place on May 21st and broadcasts on
Showtime.

Fortune came on BTB to cover several subjects ahead of this fight
including:

-sparring partners he has and the sparring methodology overall at
American Top Team Portland
-his brother Tyrell Fortune and the possibility of future training
with him at Arizona Combat Sports
-Neal fighting a teammate of his and itching to compete again after
over a year on the sidelines
-following Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix and seeing the
tournament story unfurl
-liking that this is the first Bellator card that his brother
Tyrell Fortune isn't fighting on too
-the close-knit nature of Portland's combat sports community and
growing up with Chael Sonnen
-the importance of the amateur MMA learning curve before turning to
pro-competition
-past fights at heavyweight, competing at light heavyweight, and a
possible middleweight cut
-the gameplan for both Fortune brothers to hold world championships
within Bellator MMA
-being the guy that grabs the aux cord at the gym and setting the
vibe with the music for training